What’s On BBC Four Today Monday 30 January 2023
A full run down of everything airing on BBC Four today.
19:00
Great British Railway Journeys
S10E11
Michael Portillo travels from Warwick to Radley
19:30
The Joy of Painting
S01E11
Bob Ross paints a majestic stand of evergreen trees
20:00
The Impressionists – Painting and Revolution
S01E01
The achievements of painters associated with the art movement
Critic Waldemar Januszczak studies the achievements of painters associated with the art movement, beginning by delving into the work of four of the most influential artists – Pissarro, Monet, Renoir and Bazille. He visits the West Indies, Paris and London to examine the social and cultural influences on their work, and finds out how they broke conventions by depicting everyday encounters in natural surroundings
21:00
Britain’s Lost Masterpieces
S04E01
In Oxford’s Bodleian Library, Dr Bendor Grosvenor finds a finely painted portrait by an unknown artist
Art experts Emma Dabiri and Dr Bendor Grosvenor visit museums as they track down previously unknown paintings by some of the world’s greatest artists. In Oxford’s Bodleian Library, Dr Bendor Grosvenor finds a finely painted portrait of Merton College fellow George Oakley Aldrich by an unknown artist, which he believes could be a piece of work by Pompeo Batoni
22:00
Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone
S01E01
Documentary about the collapse of communism and democracy
Documentary showing what it was like to live through the collapse of communism and democracy, using only news and home movie footage to show all aspects of daily life in Russia
23:00
Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone
S01E02
People have to travel in search of food
Documentary about the collapse of communism and democracy in Russia, covering the years 1989 to 1991. There are no potatoes in Moscow, meaning people have to travel to tiny villages in search of food. Then things get worse as the rational Communist plan runs out of control everywhere. But there is good news when McDonald’s opens in Moscow. The army and the KGB realise their power is collapsing
00:00
Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone
S01E03
Hardliners attempt a coup, only for power to slip through their hands
01:00
Peaky Blinders
S06E01
The end of Prohibition brings opportunities for Tommy
Tommy sets off to North America, where the end of Prohibition brings opportunities, but he faces new danger from an old adversary who is finally making his move. In his Boston hotel room, Tommy takes a call and receives very concerning news, forcing him to cut short his trip and head straight back to Birmingham. Starring Cillian Murphy, Natasha O’Keeffe, Paul Anderson and Sophie Rundle
02:00
Peaky Blinders
S06E02
Tommy gets involved in a power game with fascists and Boston gangsters
Tommy gets involved in a power game when a Boston gangster comes to the UK on a fact-finding mission to take the political temperature in Europe – and to find a contact who can put him in touch with Mosley’s fascists. As the various parties involved make their plans to double cross him, Tommy visits an old ally in Camden
03:00
Peaky Blinders
S06E03
Tommy goes on a journey to discover who it was that placed a curse on his family
As Ruby is rushed into hospital for urgent treatment for consumption, Tommy is more convinced than ever that his family has been cursed. He sets out on a journey to a gypsy camp to discover who is responsible and how his family might be saved. Ada takes charge of the situation, instructing Arthur to round up some new recruits and head to Liverpool to deliver a warning. Stephen Graham guest stars
